ROCKY BOXING GEAR HEADS FOR SMITHSONIAN.Byline: LISA The first personal computer to include integrated software and use a graphical interface. Modeled after the Xerox Star and introduced in 1983 by Apple, it was ahead of its time, but never caught on due to its $10,000 price and slow speed. FRIEDMAN Washington Bureau WASHINGTON -- Rocky's next sequel will be at the Smithsonian. Sylvester Stallone, who created and portrayed the heavyweight champion who battled his way from scrappy scrap·py 1 adj. scrap·pi·er, scrap·pi·est Composed of scraps; fragmentary: scrappy evidence. scrap Philadelphia clubhouse fighter to world champion, will appear in Washington next week to donate some of the items that became the films' most iconic i·con·ic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or having the character of an icon. 2. Having a conventional formulaic style. Used of certain memorial statues and busts. images. In a ceremony Tuesday at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum The National Air and Space Museum (NASM) of the Smithsonian Institution is a museum in Washington, D.C., United States, and is the most popular of the Smithsonian museums. It maintains the largest collection of aircraft and spacecraft in the world. , Stallone will hand over Rocky Balboa's signature hat, boxing gloves boxing gloves npl → guantes mpl de boxeo boxing gloves box npl → gants mpl de boxe boxing gloves npl and a pair of boxing shoes. And, of course, the Italian Stallion stallion 1. an entire male horse aged 4 years and over. 2. in UK, applied to a male donkey (jack). stallion ring see stallion ring. teaser stallion stallion used to detect those mares which are in estrus. robe Rocky wore before his famous fight with Apollo Creed in the original movie. ``I knew when we found that, that we had objects that were really resonant with people who had seen the film,'' said Dwight Blocker Bowers Bowers is a surname, and may refer to
``It's a metaphor of fighting to succeed, getting up and getting out of what society has given you, remaking yourself. America is all about remaking oneself.'' While the robe was worn by Stallone in the Academy Award-winning original film, the other items are from sequels. The hat and gloves, for example, come from ``Rocky II'' while the shoes are from ``Rocky III.'' The museum began talking with the actor and producer two years ago about acquiring the pieces. Discussions were delayed by this year's production of ``Rocky Balboa,'' which opens Dec. 20, giving Rocky the chance to come out of retirement and enter the ring again. Bowers said Stallone had kept the items in his personal collection. ``He said, `I keep everything,''' Bowers said. ``The items are in amazingly good condition, considering they were used for filmmaking under hot lights.'' The display opens to the public Dec. 21 as part of the ongoing Treasures of American History exhibit at the Air and Space Museum. The exhibit features more than 150 well-known objects, including Dorothy's ruby slippers from ``The Wizard of Oz'' and Thomas Jefferson's Bible. lisa.friedman(at)langnews.com (202) 662-8731 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: STALLONE |
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